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Expected points added per play · 2026 regular season · weeks 1–9 · 2nd quarter · two+ scores

The EPA map

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Small sample: the median team has 31 offensive plays in this view, so a few snaps move the rates a lot.

Bottom lineTexans have the best balance (+0.761 net per play). Best offense: Texans (+0.603); stingiest defense: Giants (-0.717 allowed). 10 of 31 teams are above average on both sides.

How to read this chart
One logo = one team.
Left to right is its offense: EPA per play, the expected points each snap adds. Further right = a better offense.
Bottom to top is its defense,
measured as EPA allowed per play. For a defense lower is better, so the scale is flipped: the higher a logo sits, the less its defense gives up.
The dashed lines
are the league average on each side. Top right = above average on both; bottom left = below average on both.
Tap a logo
to open the team. The table below has the same numbers; switch it to “All columns” for the dropback and rush splits.
Good offense
good defense
Bad offense
good defense
Bad offense
bad defense
Good offense
bad defense
-0.75-0.50-0.250.00+0.25+0.50+0.50+0.250.00-0.25-0.50-0.75Texans logoJaguars logoRams logoVikings logoChiefs logoSeahawks logoGiants logoPatriots logoDolphins logoCardinals logoRavens logoBuccaneers logoBengals logoFalcons logoEagles logoLions logo49ers logoSteelers logoPanthers logoBills logoCommanders logoBrowns logoPackers logoSaints logoChargers logoCowboys logoBears logoBroncos logoRaiders logoColts logoTitans logo
Offense EPA per play →↑ Better defense · EPA allowed per play, lower is better

All 31 teams

Default order: net EPA per play (offense minus defense). Tap a column to sort.
Sample: weeks 1–9 · 1–7 games per team · 1,060 offensive plays · source: nflverse play-by-play
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1Texans logoTexans3-5+0.761+0.603+0.982+0.11768.8%-11.1%16-0.158-0.158–11.1%92
2Jaguars logoJaguars6-2+0.654+0.129-0.004+0.32550.0%+0.1%32-0.525-0.647-0.26139.0%413
3Rams logoRams5-4+0.572+0.246+0.415-0.06152.1%-0.9%48-0.326-0.283-0.41231.0%424
4Vikings logoVikings6-2+0.498+0.094+0.234-0.08537.5%-10.3%16-0.403-0.399-0.42814.3%71
5Chiefs logoChiefs6-2+0.487+0.235+0.165+0.58850.0%-9.9%6-0.252-0.260-0.23644.4%92
6Seahawks logoSeahawks5-4+0.444+0.077+0.214-0.19840.7%-14.3%27-0.368-0.658+0.21322.2%184
7Giants logoGiants5-2-1+0.418-0.299-0.219-0.40434.8%-13.8%23-0.717-0.398-1.27627.3%112
8Patriots logoPatriots5-4+0.337+0.225+0.403-0.13148.9%+3.0%45-0.113-0.136-0.05537.5%485
9Dolphins logoDolphins1-7+0.242+0.131+0.416-0.28553.1%-17.5%32-0.111-0.111–0.0%13
10Cardinals logoCardinals3-6+0.241+0.043+0.112-0.35234.0%+9.2%47-0.198-0.143-0.28125.0%204
11Ravens logoRavens4-5+0.212-0.065-0.079-0.02032.7%+4.0%55-0.277-0.493+0.15535.6%455
12Buccaneers logoBuccaneers3-6+0.168-0.006-0.098+0.10847.6%-11.5%63-0.174-0.233-0.05544.3%795
13Bengals logoBengals6-2+0.139+0.251+0.253+0.24645.5%+5.5%44+0.113+0.145+0.02250.0%385
14Falcons logoFalcons3-6+0.069+0.047+0.139-0.08341.1%-6.7%73-0.021+0.068-0.28233.3%517
15Eagles logoEagles2-7+0.046+0.602+0.474+0.93555.6%+1.6%18+0.556+0.555+0.55666.7%212
16Lions logoLions6-2+0.046+0.299+0.425+0.04853.3%-9.3%30+0.253+0.113+0.72945.5%222
1749ers logo49ers7-1+0.030+0.134-0.051+0.38954.8%-5.4%31+0.104+0.242-0.14846.8%623
18Steelers logoSteelers6-2-0.013-0.051-0.095+0.07736.2%-2.4%47-0.038-0.049-0.01347.2%363
19Panthers logoPanthers3-5-0.016+0.202+0.271+0.01942.4%+2.5%66+0.218+0.203+0.23750.9%576
20Bills logoBills7-1-0.070+0.360+0.248+0.58354.2%+4.2%24+0.430+0.524+0.13962.2%372
21Commanders logoCommanders2-5-1-0.151+0.144+0.022+0.31145.2%+1.5%31+0.295+0.170+0.46267.9%283
22Browns logoBrowns5-4-0.159-0.135-0.225+0.06647.6%-1.7%42+0.024+0.050-0.05232.7%523
23Packers logoPackers6-3-0.258-0.138-0.144-0.12231.8%+3.6%44+0.120+0.096+0.15345.7%706
24Saints logoSaints3-5-0.359-0.133-0.209+0.18828.6%-4.7%21+0.225+0.197+0.26054.5%113
25Chargers logoChargers0-8-0.385-0.142-0.208+0.02628.0%-4.8%25+0.243+0.159+0.39752.9%174
26Cowboys logoCowboys4-5-0.390-0.216-0.432+0.08750.0%-8.4%12+0.174+0.225+0.06837.8%372
27Bears logoBears7-2-0.449-0.202-0.352+0.01143.1%-1.3%51+0.247+0.396-0.14941.9%623
28Broncos logoBroncos7-2-0.509-0.332-0.369-0.26922.7%-6.3%22+0.177+0.302-0.08138.5%523
29Raiders logoRaiders4-5-0.570-0.152-0.184-0.07544.4%-8.3%27+0.418+0.603+0.20557.1%283
30Colts logoColts2-7-0.613-0.668-1.067+0.05039.3%-11.4%28-0.056-0.476+0.48546.9%324
31Titans logoTitans1-7-0.692-0.516-0.508-0.61721.4%+5.7%14+0.176+0.246-0.14835.3%173

EPA (expected points added) values each play by how much it changed the expected points of the drive, given down, distance, field position and time. Dropback EPA covers passes, sacks and scrambles; rush EPA covers designed runs only. Success rate counts plays with positive EPA. PROE is pass rate over expected: how often a team throws compared with what an average team would do in the same spot. Regular season only, two-point tries included as in the season totals. Home and away, score and last-4 filters apply from each team's side: a defense's “leading” plays are the ones its team led before the snap. The score before each snap comes from the ESPN play log. Source: nflverse play-by-play.